BEIJING: China said Chinese-Russian naval drills beginning on Wednesday aimed to "further deepen" cooperation between the countries whose unofficial anti-Western alliance has gained strength since Moscow invaded Ukraine earlier this year.

The drills will be held off the coast of Zhejiang province, south of Shanghai, through next Tuesday, according to a brief notice posted on Monday by China's Eastern Theater Command under the ruling Communist Party's military wing, the People's Liberation Army.

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